Sustainable investing is a rapidly growing and evolving field. With investors expressing ever
greater interest in environmental social and governance (ESG) metrics and reporting
companies face a sustainability imperative and the need to remake their business models to
respond to an array of pressing issues including climate change air and water pollution
racial justice workplace diversity economic inequality privacy corporate integrity and
good governance. From equities to fixed income and from private equity to impact-investing
investors of all kinds now want to understand which companies will be marketplace leaders in a
business future redefined by sustainability. Thus investment strategies risk models
financial vehicles applications data metrics standards and regulations are all changing
rapidly around the world.In an effort to better understand the current status and movement of
this dynamic field and to provide a practical reference for the growing pool of investors
financial advisors companies and academics seeking information on sustainable investing and
ESG reporting this edited book covers the latest trends tools and thinking. It showcases the
work of authors from leading companies and academic institutions across a range of vital topics
such as financial disclosure portfolio assessment ESG metrics construction and law as well
as regulation. Readers of the book will be better able to identify and address the hurdles to
moving mainstream capital toward more sustainable companies investments and projects.
